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Location

Statutory Address: UPPER LAKE FARMHOUSE

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District: Shropshire (Unitary Authority)

Parish: Pontesbury

National Grid Reference: SJ 37129 06838

Summary

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Reasons for Designation

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History

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Details

SJ 30 NE WESTBURY C.P. ASTERLEY

9/101 Upper Lake Farmhouse
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- II

Farmhouse. Probably C15, partly rebuilt and extended in the mid-C17;
mid-to late C19 alterations and mid-C20 refenestration. Timber framed
(partly of cruck construction) with rendered and brick infill on coursed
sandstone rubble plinth; south-east block mostly pebbledashed; corrugated
iron roof to north-west and hipped slate roof to south-east. 2 framed
bays of former open hall house to north-west; large partial rebuilding
of upper end and L-shaped addition to south-east. One storey and attic
with addition of 2 storeys and attic. Framing: irregular wall framing
to C15 part; square-panelled framing to C17 part. North-east front;
right-hand block: gabled dormer off-centre to left with 2-light C20 metal
casement, ground-floor 2-light C20 metal casement off-centre to left and
boarded door to left; scotch to central frame post; right-hand return
front has exposed full cruck trusses with 2 tie-beams and collar (apex
type not noted) - metal casement off-centre to left and boarded door off-
centre to right; Left-hand block: brick ridge stack off-centre to right
and integral brick end stack to left; 2 gabled dormers with 2-light
wooden casements; 2-window front; 3-light C20 metal casements; central
door with 4 raised and fielded panels and bracketed hood; partly rendered
lean-to addition in front to right; right-hand gable end has exposed
framing and collar and tie beam truss with v-struts; 2-window left-hand
return front with gabled dormer to left; catslide roof over brick outshut
at rear. Interior: the one storey and attic block can be interpreted
as one bay of the former open hall plus a short lower bay (now open to
the roof); or as 2 bays of the former open hall; central full cruck
truss with arch-braced collar, small collar high up, and Alcock apex-type
B; pairs of purlins and wind braces. The rest of the interior of the
house was not inspected but is known to contain a C17 staircase with splat
balusters and a first-floor C17 corner fireplace with a carved overmantel.
Upper Lake was a medieval freehold and was held by the Treves family between
1540 and 1681. V.C.H. Vol. VIII, p. 306; Alcock, pp. 96 and 145;
C. Ryan, The evolution of the peasant house in Shropshire.Medieval - c. 1850.
The Parish of Westbury, Unpublished thesis (October 1979), Manchester
University, pp. 92-3.

Listing NGR: SJ3712906838

Legacy

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Legacy System number: 259008

Legacy System: LBS

Sources

Books and journalsPage, W, The Victoria History of the County of Shropshire, (1908), 306Ryan, C, The Evolution of the Peasant House in Shropshire Medieval c1850 The Parish of Westbury92-3Alcock, N W, 'Council for British Archaeology Research Report' in Cruck Construction An Introduction And Catalogue, (1981), 96 & 145

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.

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